CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release: A Victorian man who purchased stolen personal data from an illegal online marketplace and used it to facilitate criminal activity, including money laundering and drug trafficking, has been sentenced to 22 months' imprisonment. The Box Hill man, 34, was sentenced by the Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday (11 November, 2025) after previously pleading guilty to six offences. After serving 12 months' impris...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 12 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 36-year-old man will face court after allegedly breaking into multiple businesses to steal cars that were later used for a ram raid in Gungahlin. On 19 October, police allege the man and another unknown person broke into a car yard in Fyshwick, stealing a black Range Rover Evoque and a grey Toyota Landcruiser Prado. About 1am on 22 October, the man and an unidentified person exited the stolen Toyota and broke into a...
Belconnen, ACT, Nov. 12 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release: A 15-year-old boy has been charged following an armed robbery and multiple attempted carjackings in Woden yesterday evening. About 5:20pm (Tuesday, 12 November 2025), police allege the teenager entered a store in the Westfield Woden Shopping Centre and used a wrench to break a display case and steal phones. A member of the public confronted the boy and he fled on foot. A short time later, the boy allegedly attempted ...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 11 -- The Treasurer of Australia issued the following transcript: Note Subjects: 50th anniversary of the dismissal of the Whitlam government Sally Sara: Broadcasting from Old Parliament House, a jogger's gone past who says that he's the Treasurer of the country. Jim Chalmers, welcome to Breakfast. Jim Chalmers: Thanks, Sally. I'm feeling a bit underdressed for the occasion. Sara: Yeah, we just grabbed you for a couple. How significant is today, do you think? Chalmers...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 11 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The Basin Officials Committee (BOC) discussed preparations for the upcoming Water and Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council meeting, scheduled for 12 December 2025 in Brisbane, Queensland. The Chair of the Basin Community Committee (BCC) joined the meeting virtually and provided an update on recent BCC meetings. The BCC Chair raised specific matters in relation to catchment management, flow shares, m...
BRISBANE, Queensland, Nov. 10 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release: Gold Coast Senior Constable Jade Henderson is raising the bar when it comes to athletic prowess, literally pulling her way up into the history books by setting a Guiness World Record for the amount of pull ups she can do in an hour. Her official confirmation arrived in late September, following the record-breaking effort of 733 pull-ups on Friday 22 August. What started as a casual conversation amon...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release: The Authority granted an extension request from the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to have until 31 December 2026 to complete their Long-Term Watering Plan (LTWP) to allow for meaningful consultation with scientific experts, community members and First Nations. This is ACT's first LTWP and the Authority agreed that the additional time would result in a higher-quality LTWP. The Authority met with the...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, today is exactly one month until our world leading social media laws come into effect on 10 December. This is about letting kids be kids. It's also about empowering parents to be able to have those discussions with their children. We don't argue that these laws will be perfect in their implementation. We do argue very strongly though that this is the Government o...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: Today I am pleased to announce the Honourable Jay Weatherill AO will be Australia's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is one of our closest friends and partners, and the appointment of Australia's High Commissioner to the UK is one of the most important international appointments we make. Jay Weatherill served as South Australia's 45th Premier for over six years and cha...
CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 10 -- The Prime Minister of Australia issued the following media release: MARK LEVY, HOST:I thought we'd catch up with Mr Albanese, who's on the line from Canberra. Prime Minister, good morning to you. ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER:Good morning, Mark. Good to be with you, but sorry about the circumstances. LEVY: Yeah, it's an extremely sad day, isn't it? We've lost a radio legend. PRIME MINISTER:We certainly have. And John Laws was an iconic voice, but so much more tha...